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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICEQ THOMAS J. IIADEN, OF UTICA, NEIV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO IVILLIAM M. \VHITE, OF SAME PLACE.

MACHINE FOR FORMING AND PLACING METAL PIECES ON SCALE-BOARD DIS HES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. a 313316, dated March 3, 1891.

Application filed March 22, 1888. Serial No. 268,162. (No model.)

make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, r 5 which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to mechanism for placing metal pieces on scale-board dishes for holding the same in form and stiffening the edges of the same.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows a side view of my machine. Fig. 2 shows the opposite side from that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows the right-hand end of the machine, as shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 shows a left-hand end of the machine, as shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a top view. Fig. 6 is a top view, as shown in Fig. 5, with the endless carrier and the table or guides in which it moves removed. Fig.7 shows a series of transmitting-gears used in 0 my machine. Fig. 8 shows a dish form on a section of the endless intermittently-moving carrier, the table in which the carrier moves and through which the formers work, the formers, cams, arms, and levers by which The movements ofthe formers, cams, and levers are partially shown in dotted lines. The figure is also intended'to show substantially the relative position of the several parts shown. Fig. 9 shows an edge view of the left-hand cam, formers, and operating arm and levers as shown in Fig. 8, looking from the right. Fig. 10 shows the movable clamping-jaws and the mechanism for operating the same. The parts are so re- 5 moved as to show on the right side of Fig.

1 a pair of the jaws separate from the movable guide-piece and the cam-grooved disk, the groove being shown in dotted lines, and the tripper and lever for operating the jaws. On the left of the figure the jaws are shown in position behind one of the movable guidepieces. The portion of the frame immediately adjacent to these working parts, and in which they are mounted, is also shown. Fig. 11 is a top view of that portion of the device shown in Fig. 10, having the form of the endless carrier removed. Fig. 12 shows the inner or under side of a section of the endless carrier. Fig. 13 shows an inverted cross-section of one of the sections of the endless carrier and form, and a weighted lever or arm pivoted in the carrier for supporting the metal pieces, which are applied to the scale-board dishes by this machine, and also one of the same levers or arms detached from the section of the carrier. The arms or lever are shown in the position which they would assume when the forms are in their proper position Fig. 14 shows the blank from which the dishes upon which my machine is designed to operate are formed. Fig. 15 shows a longitudinal section of adisk. Fig. 16 shows the form of a dish looking toward the end. Fig. 17 shows an inverted view of adish, and is taken more especially to show the metal piece upon the end. Fig. 18 shows a section on line A B, Fig. 17. Fig. 19 shows the metal blank which is struck into the V-s'haped clasppieces. Figs. 20 and 21 are detail views showing portions and sections of portions of the machine and various movements of parts, hereinafter more fully explained.

Like or similar letters and figures of reference indicate like or similar parts in the several figures of the drawings. 8

In constructing my machine I provide a. frame 1, Figs. 1 and 2, of suitable size and shape for the purpose. In this frameI mount carrier-wheels 2 and 2, Figs. 1, 2, and 6, adapted to rotate on suitable shafts 3 and 30, mounted in suitable bearings 3 and 3 and 30 and 30", respectively, Figs. 5 and 6, inthe frame and carries an endless intermittentlymoving carrier 4, Figs. 1, 2, and 5; Carrier at is constructed of links or sections held together by a pin or bar 5, Figs. 1, 2, 12,and 13, which bar, as the carrier is moved on the carrierwvheels 2 and 2, engages the same in hollows or depressions 6, Fig. 6, in the face of the wheels. Carrier4is provided with forms I00 7, substantially of the form and inside dimensions of the scale-board dishes upon which the machine is designed to operate.

In the construction shown in the drawings the forms 7 are cast with the sections or links of carrier 4, as will be readily understood by reference to Figs. 3, 4, and 5, although they might be formed separately and secured to the links of the carrier 4.

The scale-board dishes that are operated upon by this machine are cut and scored at the corners and partly folded into form as they come to the machine.

y, Fig. It, shows the form of the blank from which the dish is formed, in which lines marked g y y y indicate cuts through the blank, and lines marked 11 y 1 g indicate scores or cuts partially through the blank, which scores enable the material to be more readily formed without breaking and also give a more definite shape to the completed dish. As the blanks co me from the cutting and scoring machine, they are roughly formed into the shape which they ultimately take. These partially-formed dishes are placed upon the forms of the carrier as they are moved up to the working part of the machine. The carrier moves in a table 8, Fig. 5, which table is more particularly to facilitate the placing of the dishes and metal pieces to be placed upon the scale-board dishes by the machine on the carrier. Pivot-ed to each section of the carrier are weighted levers or arms 9, Figs. 5, 12, 13, 20, and 21. These lever-arms are weighted on the inner end and strike against the sections of the carrier in such a manner as o project horizontally across the opening 10, Figs. 5, 12, 13, and 21 in the carrier. These leverarms 9 are intended to act as such carriers for the metal clasp-pieces X. This guide is not an essential part of the machine, but only a desirable feature.

The carrier is moved forward interm ittcntly by the following mechanism: Upon the hub of carrier-wheel 2, which is mounted on shaft 30 so as to rotate on the same independently of the shaft, and secured thereto, is gear 11, Fig. 6, which is meshed by gear 12, mounted on the frame or a bracket on the frame, so that it (the gear 12) will rotate. Secured to gear 12 so as to cause it to be rotated therewith is a disk 13, Figs. 2 and 6, provided with projecting pins 14. Pins 14:, Figs. 2, igand 6, are so arranged in the disk as to be engaged by worm 15, Fig. 6. The working edge of worm 15 is thick enough to substantially fill the space between the pins 1t on disk 13,and is so arranged with reference to its axis and the position of the pin on the disk as to engage a pin and move it substantially the distance between the center of the pins rotating the disk 13, in which it is fixed, and moving through gears 11 and 12, engaging each other and carrier-wheel 2, to the hub of which gear 11 is secured, the carrier ahead one form, and hold it in a proper position while the other parts of the machine are performing their parts of the operation upon the scale-board dish upon the form which has been moved into the proper position. \Vorm 15 is mounted on and driven by shaft 16, Fig. 6, which shaft is driven by gears 17 and 18. Gear 18 is driven by band-wheel 19, and is mounted with it on shaft 20, which shaft 20 runs in bearings 20 and 20", Figs. 5 and 6, and a bearing which engages the shaft at 20, Fig. 6. Shaft 16 is mounted in bearings 16 and 16, Figs. 2 and 6. A dish forming and holding die 21, Figs. 1, 2, 3, 5, 20, and 2l,is provided adapted to descend onto the forms of the carrier as they are sueeessiy'ely moved into a proper position. Die 21 is operated by arm 22 on rocking-shaft 24: and arm 23 for communicating motion from cam-grooved disk 25. The arm 23 engages the disk 25 in the cam-groove by a pin, or a pin and anti-friction roller. Camgroove disk 25 is driven by shaft 30, which is driven by bevelgears 26 and 27 on shafts and 16, respectively, which shaft 16 is driven as before described.

For striking the metal clasp-pieces X into form for applying to the scale-board dishes, I provide clasp-formers 28 28, Figs. 3, 4, 8, 9, and 21, mounted upon arms 29 2.),which arms are operated by rocking-shafts 31 31, arms 32 32, and cam-groove disk 33 33, mounted upon shafts 6 and 16, Figs. 1, 2,3,4, 5,and 6,which shafts 16 and 16 are located upon opposite sides of the machine and are simultaneously movable by reason of the transmitting-gears 34., 35, 36, and 37, Figs. 6 and 7, engaging each other, transmitting motion from shaft 16 to shaft 16, shaft 16 being the power-shaft. Shaft 16 is mounted in a bearing 16 on the frame and in abearin g that engages the shaft at 16, Fig. 6, but omitted from Fig. 6, so as to show other features more clearly. Transmitting-gears are pivoted at their center to the frame of the machine so as to be rotated.

A pair of reciprocating jaws 3S and 39, Figs. 10, 11, 20, and 21, upon each side of the machine are provided for placing the partiallyformed metal clasp-blanks X onto the folded and lapped edges of the scale-board dishes as they are held in position on the form and clinching them (the metal clasp-blanks X) onto the scale-board dish. These jaws are mounted in sliding carrier-pieces 40, Fig. 10. (There are pieces upon each side of the frame for carrying each pair of jaws. One of the pieces is shown in position and one removed in Fig. 10.) The pieces move in guides in the frame. On carrier-pieces 40 are secured pins or projections engaging cam-grooved disks 41 11 in the cam-groove. Cam-groove disks ll ll are mounted on shafts 16 and 16 which shafts are driven as before described. By this arrangement the jaws are simultaneously moved up into position to clinch a metal piece onto the scale'board dish on a form of the carrier. The jaws are opened and closed by the following mechanism: Jaw 39 is hinged to jaw 38, Fig. 10, and is provided with an ear or lug l2. A lever 43, pivoted to the frame at 44 and connected at one end by connecting-bar 45 with the ear 42 upon the jaw 39, is provided. Connecting-bar 45 allows of the lateral or reciprocating movement of the pair of jaws as they are moved up to the dish upon the form by the cam-grooved disk, as before described. The opposite end of lever 43 from that connected with the jaw is in a position to be engaged and operated by tripper 46. Tripper 46 is mounted upon and moves with shafts 16 and 16, (one tripper upon each shaft,) which shafts are driven as hereinbefore described. A spring 47 is provided, secured at each end to the levers 43 43, to openthe jaws should they stick or fail to open by gravity.

Projecting points may be provided on the inner faces of the jaws, as shown in Fig. 11, for indenting or partially puncturing the metal clasp-pieces X as they are clinched onto the scale-board dishes, thus securing them more firmly thereto. Indentations are shown in Fig. 17.

The operation of mymachine is substantially as follows: The machine is put in motion by power applied to band-wheel 19, which power is communicated through shaft 20 and gear-wheels 17 and 18 to shaft 16, and from shaft 16 to shaft 16 by transmitting-gears 34', 35, 36, and 37. Transmitting-gears 34, 35, 36, and 37 are of such relative size that shafts16 and 16 will make a complete revolution together. As the worm 15 on-shaft 16 is 1'0- tated, it engagesanother of the pins 14 on disk 13 with each revolution of the worm,

and rotates the disk 13, gears 12 and 11, and.

carrier-wheels 2 and 2, and moves the carrier 4 ahead the distance between the centers of the forms 7 of the carrier and the form of the worm 15, and the arrangement and construction of it are such that it will move each form of the carrier successively up to the working parts of the machine and hold it in proper position there while the formers 28 and the'clamping-jaws 3S and 39 are performing their part of the operation. "By working parts is meant the clamping and forming die 21,- clasp-formers 28, and clamping-jaws 38 and 39. The partially-formed scale-board dishes having their corners properly cut and scored and being rudely formed, as hereinbefore described, are placed upon the forms '7 of the intermittently-moving carrier 4 as they are moved along table 8, and the metal clasp-pieces X of proper size and shape are placed in the openings 10 in the carrier 4 upon the arms 9 at each .end of the forms 7 on the carrier. The position of the blank clasp-piece X on arms 9 in or over openings 10 will be readily understood by reference to the right-hand side of Fig. 21. (The jaws and former are omitted from the right of Fig. 21 in order to show this.) As each form having a partially-formed scale-board dish thereon and metal pieces in the openings 10 at each end thereof is moved under the forming-die 21, the latter descends upon the form closing the scale-board dish upon the form into proper shape and folding and lapping the corners for the reception of the metal pieces and holding the dish while the metal pieces are being applied thereto by the machine. The position of the dish upon the form 7 and the manner in which it is engaged by 21 will be readily understood by reference to Figs. 20 and 21, y indicating the dish. The movement of the die 21 may be timed with reference to other parts of the machine by adjusting cam-grooved disk 25 on shaft 30. Immediately after die 21 has been brought into contact with the form of the carrier, or substantially at the same time with its movement into that position, clasp-formers 28 descend upon the metal pieces at each end of the form in the opening 10, striking them into the open jaws 38 and 39-as they remain in their lower or normal position, in which jaws the claspformers leave the pieces of metal folded into a V shape through their length. The formers then move back into the position they occupied before they made their movement. The manner in which the clasp-formers strike, form, and leave clasp-pieces X may be understood by reference to the left of Fig. 21. The movement of the clasp-formers 28 may. be timed with reference to the other parts of the machine by adjusting cams 33 upon the shafts upon which they are mounted. The holdingarms 9, as the metal pieces are struck into the open jaws 38 and 39, swing on their pivots in the carrienas shown in dotted lines in Fig. 21. After the clasp-formers 28 have moved out of the way the jaws 38 and 39, having the V- shaped metal clasp-piecesbetween them as they remain open, are moved up by action of cam-grooved disks 41, carrying the V-shaped metal pieces onto the folding edges of the scale-board dish. hen this is done, tripper 46 strikes the free end of lever 43 and through the connecting mechanism before described closes jaw 39 upon jaw 38,clinching the metal piece between the jaws upon the folding edges of the scale-board dish. After the jaws have been tightly closed by action of trippers 46 the tripper passes by the end of lever 43, allowing the jaws to be opened by spring 47. After being opened they are drawn back to their normal position by action of cam-groove disk 41. By action of cam-groove disk 25 die 21 is removed from the form to which it had been holding the scale-board dish as soon as the jaws 38 and 39 have performed their part of the operation. Vhile these various operations just described have been taking place the worm 15 has made nearly a complete revolution, and after the jaws have been drawn back and the die 21 raised the worm engages another pin in the disk 13 and moves, through the connecting mechanism before described, the intermittently-moving carrier ahead one form. The operation of the claspeformer and jaws is then repeated, as before described. WVhen the scale-board dish with the metal pieces secured thereon (see Fig. 17) have passed from under the working parts of the machine, it may be removed, or it will drop from the form as it passes over carrierwheel 2.

\Vhile for brevityI have described my machine as operating upon scale-board blanks only, I do not mean to limit myself thereby, and while I have also described the machine as operating upon partially-formed dishes I do not intend to limit myself thereby.

Various changes may be made in constructing my machine, such as will readily suggest themselves, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

hat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the form, the forming and holding die, the clasp-former, and the opening and closing jaws.

2. The combination of the movable carrier having forms with slotted openings on either end,formers for forming the metal pieces, the movable forming and holding die, and the clinching-jaws.

3. The combination of the carrier provided with forms with openings at each end of the forms at the lower outer edge thereof, arms mounted on the carrier, the movable formers, the forming and holding die, and the jaws.

i. The form having openings at each end thereof at the lower outer edge, in combination with a forming and holding die, claspformer, and thej aws, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of the carrier provided with forms, the forming and holding die, and the clasp-former and jaws.

6. A carrier provided with forms having openings at the lower outer ends of the forms and pivoted weighted arms projected across the openings, in combination with the claspformers and clinching-jaws.

7. The combination of the intermittentlymoving carrier provided with forms, the forming and holding die, the intermittently-moving former, and the reciprocating opening and closing jaws.

S. In a machine fol-placing metal pieces on scale-board dishes, the combination of the form, forming and holding die, and the opening and closing jaws, substantially as set forth.

9. The combination, in a machine for placing metal pieces on scale-board dishes, of the movable carrier having forms thereon, the forming and holding die adapted to descend upon the forms as they are successively moved into position, and the opening and closing jaws for placing the metal pieces on the dish, substantially as set forth.

10. The combination, ina machine for placing metal pieces on scale-board dishes, of the movable carrier provided with forms, forming and holding die adapted to descend upon the forms, and the reciprocating opening and closing jaws adapted to place the metal pieces upon the scale-board dishes reciprocating toward and from the form, substantially as set forth.

11. The combination of a form, a forming and holding die, clasp-formers, and opening and closing jaws located at the lower edge of the form and adapted to grasp the edge of a dish placed upon the form, substantially as set forth.

12. The combination of a form, a forming and holding die, a clasp-former, and reciprocating opening and closing jaws located at the lower edge of the form and adapted to grasp the edge of a dish placed upon the form and reciprocate in a line parallel with the side of the form toward and from the form.

13. The combination, in a machine for placing metal pieces upon scale-board dishes, of

,a form, a forming and holding die, and opening and closing jaws located at the lower edge of the form in position and adapted to grasp the edge of a dish placed on the form and clinch a metal piece thereon, substantially as set forth.

14:. The combination, in a machine for placing metal pieces on scale-board dishes, of a form, a forming and holding die, reciprocating opening and closing jaws located at the lower edge of the form and adapted to grasp the edge of a dish placed on the form,

and mechanism for reciprocating the jawsin a line parallel with the side of the form, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

TIIOS. J. IIADEN. Witnesses:

EDWIN H. RIsLEY, \VM. M. XVHITE. 

